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Ein kraftstrotzender Otello an der Wiener Staatsoper

Von Isabella Steppan, 16 Mai 2024

Nicht mit der feinsten Klinge unterwegs, aber dennoch beeindruckend, war Andreas Schager in seinem Wiener Otello-Debüt.

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Wien

16 Mai 2024

Ein kraftstrotzender Otello an der Wiener Staatsoper

Von Isabella Steppan

Otello an der Wiener Staatsoper in beeindruckender Besetzung

Von Snapdragon, 28 Januar 2020

Stephen Gould und Krassimira Stoyanova triumphieren in einer unaufregenden Wohlfühlinszenierung von Adrian Noble.

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Wien

28 Jan 2020

Otello an der Wiener Staatsoper in beeindruckender Besetzung

Von Snapdragon

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National Ballet of Japan’s Giselle: a triumphant London debut

Von Graham Watts, 24 Juli 2025

National Ballet of Japan offer a 21st-century remake of this 19th-century Romantic classic with impeccable performances.

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London

24 Jul 2025

National Ballet of Japan’s Giselle: a triumphant London debut

Von Graham Watts

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National Ballet of Japan's revival of Giselle: a dramatic return

Von Naomi Mori, 10 April 2025

National Ballet of Japan has revived their production of Giselle, ahead of their tour to the Royal Opera House in London, replicating the triumphant success it had in 2022.

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Tokyo

10 Apr 2025

National Ballet of Japan's revival of Giselle: a dramatic return

Von Naomi Mori

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National Ballet of Japan’s new triple bill is full of bold challenges

Von Naomi Mori, 15 März 2025

While National Ballet of Japan’s latest triple bill presents many challenges, one hopes these valuable masterpieces will be revived, enabling the company to develop its virtuosity and artistry.

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Tokyo

15 Mär 2025

National Ballet of Japan’s new triple bill is full of bold challenges

Von Naomi Mori

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Birmingham Royal Ballet enchants in Peter Wright's The Nutcracker

Von Deborah Weiss, 29 Dezember 2024

The Royal Albert Hall turns out to be a wonderful venue for Birmingham Royal Ballet's transporting Nutcracker.

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London

29 Dez 2024

Birmingham Royal Ballet enchants in Peter Wright's The Nutcracker

Von Deborah Weiss

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ENB's new Nutcracker more than satiates an acute sugar craving

Von Graham Watts, 12 Dezember 2024

A long-awaited new production of ENB's perennial seasonal classic is a visual feast.

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London

12 Dez 2024

ENB's new Nutcracker more than satiates an acute sugar craving

Von Graham Watts

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David Bintley's Aladdin: a beloved production returns to Tokyo

Von Naomi Mori, 14 Juni 2024

National Ballet of Japan has revived Sir David Bintley’s Aladdin for the first time in five years and it shows how the company has developed since the premiere in 2008.

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Tokyo

14 Jun 2024

David Bintley's Aladdin: a beloved production returns to Tokyo

Von Naomi Mori

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A satisfying Otello starring Jonas Kaufmann at the Wiener Staatsoper

Von Ako Imamura, 25 Oktober 2023

A revival of Adrian Noble’s abstract and dark production of Verdi’s Otello fields a strong cast led by Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier and Rachel Willis-Sørensen.

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Wien

25 Okt 2023

A satisfying Otello starring Jonas Kaufmann at the Wiener Staatsoper

Von Ako Imamura

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Alresford

A stylish Così fan tutte at The Grange Festival

Von David Truslove, 16 Juni 2023

Entertainment ideal for country house opera-goers, enhanced by some fine singing and excellent playing from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

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Alresford

16 Jun 2023

A stylish Così fan tutte at The Grange Festival

Von David Truslove

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Madrid

Illuminating history-makers: Nixon in China lands at Teatro Real in Madrid

Von David Karlin, 17 April 2023

John Adams’ opera about Richard Nixon’s historic meeting with Mao Tse-Tung is performed with all round excellence, with a real find on the podium in the shape of Olivia Lee-Gunderman.

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Madrid

17 Apr 2023

Illuminating history-makers: Nixon in China lands in Madrid

Von David Karlin

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A spellbinding new Giselle for the National Ballet of Japan

Von Naomi Mori, 21 Oktober 2022

NBJ's season opens with a successful new production of the 19th-century classic Giselle, directed by Miyako Yoshida and choreographed by Alastair Marriott.

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Tokyo

21 Okt 2022

A spellbinding new Giselle for the National Ballet of Japan

Von Naomi Mori

Utopia, Limited proves surprisingly timely in rare Scottish Opera revival

Von David Smythe, 20 Oktober 2021

A semi-staged concert that boasts strong musical performances and appealing production values makes a spirited case for reappraising Gilbert and Sullivan's penultimate collaboration.

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Glasgow

20 Okt 2021

Scottish Opera revives Gilbert and Sullivan's timely Utopia, Limited

Von David Smythe

Scottish Opera's spectacular Gondoliers bump starts its new season

Von David Smythe, 16 Oktober 2021

Stuart Maunder directs a lavishly costumed cast, Derek Clark conducts fine playing and singing and Isabel Baquero’s choreography sparkles.

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Glasgow

16 Okt 2021

Scottish Opera's spectacular Gondoliers bump starts its new season

Von David Smythe

Monte-Carlo

Street Scene à Monte-Carlo : une séduisante East Side Story

Von Manon Decroix, 23 Februar 2020

L'ouvrage lyrique méconnu de Kurt Weill bénéficie d'une distribution américaine inspirée, d'une mise en scène agréablement surprenante et d'un excellent Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo.

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Monte-Carlo

23 Feb 2020

Street Scene à Monte-Carlo : une séduisante East Side Story

Von Manon Decroix

Stylish, powerful Nixon in China from Scottish Opera

Von David Smythe, 22 Februar 2020

Scottish Opera’s Nixon in China in a stylish, living history production from John Fulljames, with strong performances across the board, Joana Carneiro stoking the fires in the pit.

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Glasgow

22 Feb 2020

Stylish, powerful Nixon in China from Scottish Opera

Von David Smythe

Mistrust, rage and colonialism: Adrian Noble’s new Otello at the Wiener Staatsoper

Von Chanda VanderHart, 20 Juni 2019

During the “Salce” and “Ave Maria” in Act Four Bezsmertna turned this to magical effect, thinning out and floating her shimmering soprano into gossamer threads.

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Wien

20 Jun 2019

Mistrust, rage and colonialism: Otello at the Staatsoper

Von Chanda VanderHart

New York City

The Pearl Fishers: a lackluster evening at The Met

Von Ako Imamura, 17 November 2018

The second performance of the Met's Pearl Fishers saw one of the leads withdraw mid-performance again. A welcome performance by young baritone Alexander Birch Elliott could not rescue the evening.

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New York City

17 Nov 2018

The Pearl Fishers: a lackluster evening at The Met

Von Ako Imamura

Madrid

A marble and a star: a vivid Street Scene at the Teatro Real

Von Fernando Remiro, 14 Februar 2018

Weill's neglected "American Opera" opens in Madrid with a refurbished production by John Fulljames and a strong cast led by Patricia Racette.

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Madrid

14 Feb 2018

A vivid Street Scene at the Teatro Real

Von Fernando Remiro

Birmingham Royal Ballet brings Aladdin to London

Von Graham Watts, 31 Oktober 2017

All the creative contributions of direction, choeography, designs and music come together to achieve a stirring ballet that tells a familar story with great clarity

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London

31 Okt 2017

BRB: Aladdin

Von Graham Watts

Los Angeles

Fishing for pearls: LA Opera's second attempt at Bizet proves a charmer

Von Laurence Vittes, 07 Oktober 2017

The casting was something special. Each of the principals was fun to watch, magnificent to listen to, believable in every gesture, look and touch.

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Los Angeles

07 Okt 2017

Fishing for pearls in Los Angeles

Von Laurence Vittes

Alresford

Grange Festival delivers an engaging Mansfield Park by Jonathan Dove

Von David Truslove, 16 September 2017

A newly-orchestrated version of Jonathan Dove’s chamber opera drew some impressive performances from Heritage Opera in this pared-down adaption of Jane Austen’s third novel.

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Alresford

16 Sep 2017

Grange Festival delivers an engaging Mansfield Park by Jonathan Dove

Von David Truslove

Slow to ignite: tepid revival of Bizet’s Pearl Fishers at ENO

Von Mark Pullinger, 19 Oktober 2016

Penny Woolcock's shanty town production continues to improve with each outing. This time, ENO has found singers who can negotiate the vocal challenges more naturally.

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London

19 Okt 2016

Slow to ignite: Bizet’s Pearl Fishers at ENO

Von Mark Pullinger

Scottish Opera’s Mikado: A Victorian variety show on Japanese Night

Von David Smythe, 07 Mai 2016

Martin Lloyd Evans returns to Scottish Opera direct a visually rich and lively Mikado. Richard Suart is a veteran Ko-Ko with no-one safe from his Little List as it changes for every performance.

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Glasgow

07 Mai 2016

A Victorian variety show on Japanese Night

Von David Smythe

Manchester

Inspirational: Bach's St Matthew Passion takes to Manchester's streets

Von Imogen Phoebe Webb, 25 März 2016

Under the baton of Harry Christophers and direction of Penny Woolcock, Streetwise Opera, The Sixteen, Sixteen Orchestra, backed by a number of Manchester-based organisations came together to bring a well-crafted Easter dramatisation of one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s seminal oratorios.

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Manchester

25 Mär 2016

The Passion takes to Manchester's streets

Von Imogen Phoebe Webb

New York City

Gorgeous trio of voices in Met Opera’s Pearl Fishers

Von Robert Levine, 04 Januar 2016

Les Pêcheurs de Perles is a graceful if senseless piece, composed when Georges Bizet was only 25 years old and miles away from the psycho-musical drama of Carmen.

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New York City

04 Jan 2016

Gorgeous trio of voices in the Met’s Pearl Fishers

Von Robert Levine

Sophisticated Christmas sparkle: The Firework-Maker's Daughter at the Royal Opera House

Von Charlotte Valori, 10 Dezember 2015

Philip Pullman's exotic adventure about a girl determined to follow her father's footsteps gets a gently magical outing with Sri-Lankan inspired shadow puppetry and a strong cast.

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London

10 Dez 2015

Sophisticated Christmas sparkle at the Royal Opera House

Von Charlotte Valori

High Wycombe

Wedding chaos, deception and duplicity in Garsington’s Così fan tutte

Von Mark Pullinger, 05 Juni 2015

Weddings bring out the cynic in me. They also bring out the cynic in Don Alfonso and it’s at a wedding breakfast that John Fulljames sets his production of Così fan tutte.

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High Wycombe

05 Jun 2015

Wedding chaos, deception and duplicity at Garsington

Von Mark Pullinger

Not a wooden performance in sight: The Adventures of Pinocchio

Von Penny Homer, 04 März 2014

The future of opera is in good hands, if Tuesday night’s opening of Jonathan Dove's The Adventures of Pinocchio at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama is any indication.

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